Riverfront Park, Spokane
Our original idea was to have a nice lunch then visit the Mobius Discovery Museum, parking as close as we could since Marie is in a walking ‘boot’ for her sprained ankle. Simple, easy, done.
But!
The SkyRide was right! there! just across from the museum.
Lots of art pieces along the riverbed. The metal horse and rider was a family favorite.
We outvoted Jac (she’s not a fan of heights) and it was wonderful.
Such great views of the river and big falls (not to be confused with the ‘little’ falls in yesterday’s pics).
And the spider web just over Pop’s shoulder…
We’d read that the Discovery museum was small so thought the girls would
whoosh in, see the exhibits and zoom out.
Nope! The only thing that got them back out the doors, a solid two hours later, was the museum’s closing time.
So many well thought-out, hands-on activities to keep toddlers to teens engaged.
Giant bubble machine,
making/flying paper airplanes,
excavating dinosaur bones,
petting crested geckos,
and so much more.
Pop had the bright idea to have dinner at the original Frank’s diner. We thought we were headed there last trip but ended up at their second location, miles away from downtown. This Frank’s was about 6 minutes from our hotel.
The portions are huge, everything is fresh and delicious. Leo’s eyes about popped out of her head from the size of her fancy waffle.
Day and night view across the river, plus Jac’s favorite blood moon (oh, the stories she invented for why it’s red! I’m going to miss that…)
Jac is spending the night with us for the last time (😩). We’ll spend tomorrow afternoon with Jac, Leo and River the dog, then Tuesday we fly home. And maybe sleep for a week. It’s been a great trip!
